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IMAP Functions
Mark a message for deletion from current mailbox

imap_delete

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

imap_delete — Mark a message for deletion from current mailbox

Description

imap_delete ( resource $imap_stream , int $msg_number [, int $options = 0 ] ) : bool

Marks messages listed in msg_number for deletion. Messages marked for deletion will stay in the mailbox until either imap_expunge() is called or imap_close() is called with the optional parameter CL_EXPUNGE.

Parameters

imap_stream: An IMAP stream returned by imap_open().
msg_number: The message number
options: You can set the FT_UID which tells the function to treat the msg_number argument as a UID.

Return Values

Returns TRUE.

Examples

Example #1 imap_delete() example

<?php$mbox = imap_open("{imap.example.org}INBOX", "username", "password") or die("Can't connect: " . imap_last_error());$check = imap_mailboxmsginfo($mbox);echo "Messages before delete: " . $check->Nmsgs . "<br />\n";imap_delete($mbox, 1);$check = imap_mailboxmsginfo($mbox);echo "Messages after delete: " . $check->Nmsgs . "<br />\n";imap_expunge($mbox);$check = imap_mailboxmsginfo($mbox);echo "Messages after expunge: " . $check->Nmsgs . "<br />\n";imap_close($mbox);?>

Notes

Note:
IMAP mailboxes may not have their message flags saved between connections, so imap_expunge() should be called during the same connection in order to guarantee that messages marked for deletion will actually be purged.

Php/docs/function.imap-delete

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